GATI SHAKTI to improve Northeast’s trade potential

Gati Shakti National Master Plan for MultiModal Connectivity will bridge differences between macro planning and micro implementation. The eight Northeastern states are linked with India by a 20-km-wide ‘Siliguri Corridor’ in West Bengal. This has kept the region’s trade potential at

3,577 crores in 2019-20 and

3,364.4 crores in 2020-21. There is a thrust on implementing central and State government funded projects in Northeast India to improve its internal and external connectivity. As per the MoSPI, there are 143 ongoing projects worth Rs. 97,418-crore in 2021.